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The wattOS team is pleased to announce the release of the new version of wattOS - Release 8 - (also known as R8). After 5 years being an Ubuntu based distro, we have made the change to Debian. Specifically Debian Wheezy as the base, with some backports thrown in (for example a newer Kernel), and in ...

wattOS R8 news and updates
Quick update for those who watch wattOS and its status.
R8 development is under way, and there are some changes that will be communicated and discussed in the forums over the next 30 days, but I wanted to give the highlights here.
1. We are going...

I am pleased to announce the immediate release wattOS Release 7.5
It is available via bittorrent and direct download links.
wattOS R7.5 (release 7.5) is a remaster of ubuntu 13.04 and is fully compatible with ubunturepositories.
There are several new exciting things with release 7.5...

So Microwatt is here finally - This area is to share some differences and information for the early adopters. Much of this same information is also in the wattOS R7 forums along with several additional tips, tricks, and screenshots.
First off a couple of tidbits to note.
1. M...

wattOS R7 (release 7) is a remaster of ubuntu 13.04 and is fully compatible with ubunturepositories. wattOS is nearing 5 years of being available as a distro.
It is running a custom LXDE desktop with the utilities youwould expect with as little fat as possible for the average user. Thephilo...

Greetings all - for those of you who are new to wattOS, many of the fourm entries might already contain answers to your questions. (Be sure to look specifically at R6 areas. Some of the previous version fixes (R5 forum areas), tweaks, etc. will work in the newer versions. Dont forget to use the sear...

Greetings all - for those of you who are new to wattOS, many of the fourm entries might already contain answers to your questions. (Be sure to look specifically at R5 areas. Some of the previous version fixes, tweaks, etc. will work in the newer versions. Dont forget to use the search function in th...

Greetings all - for those of you who are new to wattOS, many of the fourm entries might already contain answers to your questions. Some of the previous version fixes, tweaks, etc. will work in the newer versions. Dont forget to use the search function in the forums (upper right corner) and enter a s...

Greetings -
As I posted in the forums, I am getting ready for a cross country road trip using wattOS. I will be posting blog updates daily on planetwatt, and on twitter at @wattOSLinux
I will be traveling with my good friend Tad. So it will be Biff and Tad's excellent adventure :)
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So I am working on getting more connected so we can all participate more as a community. Not just on wattOS, but linux and open source in general.... wattOS has had a facebook page for a while, so if you search for wattOS Linux in facebook...you will find it. Please feel free to join there.
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